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Fight Day FC 51 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Holomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lets Zumba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johannes Holomes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lets Zumba's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johannes Holomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lets Zumba!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zumba lands a jab-cross combination.
Holomes misses with an uppercut. Zumba saw that one coming.
Holomes throws a leg kick which misses Zumba's front leg but catches the back leg as Zumba tries to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zumba lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Holomes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Holomes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zumba looks to land a left hand but Holomes moved out of range nicely.
Zumba just misses with a punch to the body.
Holomes lands with a good body shot.
Zumba walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Holomes throws out a loose jab but Zumba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zumba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zumba looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Holomes misses with a left hand
letting Zumba counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holomes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Holomes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zumba throws out the jab.
Zumba tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Holomes jabs Zumba to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Holomes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holomes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zumba bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That kick from Holomes tenderised Zumba's leg. Zumba is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zumba getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holomes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zumba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zumba misses with a wild combination.
Holomes throws a leg kick but Zumba moved away.
Zumba is looking to land body kicks.
Holomes lands a really nice looking cross but Zumba seems unphased.
Holomes defending well as Zumba loads up on a big left hand.
Zumba misses with an uppercut. Holomes saw that one coming.
Johannes Holomes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holomes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A slow jab from Zumba misses its intended target.
A left and a right from Zumba both land. Nice combination.
Zumba throws a push kick but Holomes slaps the foot to one side.
Zumba clobbers Holomes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Holomes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Holomes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Holomes throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zumba moves into range and connects with a jab.
Zumba drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zumba throws a low kick but it's checked well by Holomes.
Holomes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zumba takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Holomes throws a hook to the side of Zumba's head but Zumba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holomes slips under a jab.
Holomes just misses with a punch to the body.
Holomes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Holomes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zumba checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zumba cracks Holomes with a good jab.
Zumba throws out a loose jab but Holomes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zumba fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Holomes checks it well.
Holomes ducks right into an uppercut from Zumba.
Zumba throws a head kick that misses
and Holomes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Zumba takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zumba throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zumba looks winded!
Holomes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zumba is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Holomes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Holomes lands a body shot.
Holomes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Holomes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Holomes dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Holomes clinches with his opponent.
Holomes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zumba misses with the head strike.
Holomes can't find room to land a body shot as Zumba controls the action.
Holomes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holomes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Holomes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zumba tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Holomes is able to avoid easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Holomes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zumba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holomes misses with a body shot.
Zumba jabs Holomes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Holomes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zumba.
Zumba catches Holomes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holomes defending well as Zumba loads up on a big left hand.
Holomes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zumba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zumba on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Holomes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zumba chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Holomes can pounce on him.
A nice combination there by Zumba.
Zumba is breathing heavily.
Holomes swings for the body but Zumba moves out of range.
Zumba slips under a jab from Holomes.
Holomes throws a hook to the side of Zumba's head but Zumba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holomes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holomes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Zumba misses with a few strikes there.
Holomes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zumba manages to avoid it.
Holomes misses with a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Holomes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zumba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holomes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Holomes checks a leg kick.
Zumba misses with a hook. Holomes ducked under it nicely.
Holomes misses with a body shot.
Zumba's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Holomes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holomes misses with a hook. Zumba ducked under it nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Holomes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zumba misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Holomes.
Holomes just misses with a punch to the body.
Zumba defending well as Holomes loads up on a big left hand.
Zumba moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good leg kick by Holomes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Holomes thows a body shot but no joy.
Zumba takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zumba moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Holomes checks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holomes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zumba.
A solid leg kick lands there for Holomes.
The crowd cheers as Zumba lands an impressive looking overhand right. Holomes doesn't seem phased though.
Holomes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Holomes dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Zumba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holomes.
Holomes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Holomes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Holomes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Holomes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Holomes throws a leg kick which misses Zumba's front leg but catches the back leg as Zumba tries to avoid it.
Holomes checks a leg kick.
Zumba misses with a straight right.
Holomes blocks a head kick by Zumba.
Holomes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zumba.
Zumba gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Holomes jabs at Zumba's body.
Lets Zumba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holomes misses with a wild body shot.
Zumba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zumba on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holomes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zumba.
Zumba throws a sloppy head kick and Holomes moves out of range easily.
Zumba misses with a low kick as Holomes jumps back.
Holomes throws a hook but Zumba avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holomes jabs at Zumba's body.
Holomes connects with a solid leg kick.
Holomes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zumba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holomes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Holomes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Holomes delivers a nice body kick.
Holomes throws a body punch but Zumba moves out of range.
Holomes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jab, jab by Holomes - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zumba walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
No joy there for Holomes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Holomes as he connects with a hook.
Zumba is rocked!
Zumba chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Holomes can pounce on him.
Zumba is still on wobbly legs! Can Holomes finish him?
Holomes lands a right hook to the body.
Johannes Holomes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zumba seems to have recovered his senses.
Holomes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Holomes feints and then cracks Zumba's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zumba down.
Zumba on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zumba on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Holomes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zumba manages to avoid it.
Zumba throws a jab but it's blocked by Holomes.
Holomes feints and then cracks Zumba's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zumba down.
Zumba misses with a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Holomes there.
Holomes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zumba throws out the jab.
Holomes connects with a nice looking jab.
Zumba throws a sloppy head kick and Holomes moves out of range easily.
Holomes takes a swing at Zumba's ribcage but misses.
Zumba takes one on the button.
A head kick misses from Zumba.
Johannes Holomes is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Holomes, right into the meat.
Holomes lands with a hook. Zumba tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Holomes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holomes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johannes Holomes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Holomes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Johannes Holomes!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Johannes Holomes!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Johannes Holomes!
Johannes Holomes wins by unanimous decision!
After the big win, Johannes Holomes made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lord Raiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chocolate Al (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raiden's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Raiden's Theme. Al has chosen Vanha kaarti laulaa - Oolannin sota as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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191 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lord Raiden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chocolate Al!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A chopping leg kick lands by Al.
Raiden moves away from the strike by Al.
Raiden throws a body punch but Al moves out of range.
Raiden lands a nice shot that snaps Al's head back.
Al lands a jab-cross combination.
Jab by Raiden.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raiden circles away quickly and effectively.
Raiden with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Raiden.
Al takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raiden moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Al throws a head kick but Raiden moves out of range.
Raiden checks a low kick from Al.
Al moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Raiden drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice body kick from Raiden.
Al checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raiden scores with a hook.
Al pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Al throws out a loose jab but Raiden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raiden avoids a kick to the body.
Raiden blocks a low kick nicely.
Al throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Raiden scores with a body shot.
Al lands a high kick!
Al throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Al takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A lazy left from Raiden finds it's target.
Al loads up on a big right hand but Raiden slips the punch.
Raiden throws a head kick that misses.
Al walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raiden throws a low kick but Al moves out of range easily.
Al does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raiden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Al.
Raiden on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Al. Al obviously looking to wear him down.
Al tries a low kick but Raiden avoids it.
Al misses with a body shot.
Al keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chocolate Al seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al throws a leg kick but Raiden moved away.
Al attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Al moves into range and clinches up with Raiden.
Raiden working hard to break the clinch.
Al misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raiden is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Al.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raiden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raiden wants to break free but Al has control.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Al.
A shot in the inside from Al.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chocolate Al will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Al blocks a head kick by Raiden.
Al throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Raiden, right into the meat.
Raiden stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Al moves out of range as Raiden strikes.
No joy there for Al, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Al misses with a low kick.
Raiden tries a low kick but Al avoids it.
Al listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Al throws a nice looking combination but Raiden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice jab there from Al.
Al misses with a low kick.
Al pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raiden misses with a few strikes there.
Raiden blocks a head kick by Al.
Raiden with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raiden misses with an attempted mid kick.
Raiden is looking to chop away at Al's legs.
Al on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Raiden checks a leg kick.
Al throws a shot from downtown. Raiden moves away and avoids it.
Raiden cracks a nice hook into Al's ribs.
Al tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Al throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Raiden tries a head kick but it misses.
Al throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Raiden scores with a kick to the body.
Al motions for Raiden to come forward. Al throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Al uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raiden.
Raiden scores with a leg kick.
Al misses with a wild body shot.
Raiden pivots, looking for a leg kick but Al is out of range and Raiden settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raiden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Al takes a swing at Raiden's ribcage but misses.
Al looks to score with a jab to the body but Raiden is just out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Raiden uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Al has time to react.
Raiden blocks a low kick nicely.
Al takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Raiden with a hook.
Raiden pivots, looking for a leg kick but Al is out of range and Raiden settles back down.
Raiden tries to score with a low kick but Al moves his leg out of the way.
Al takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Al moves into range and clinches up with Raiden.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raiden swings wildly with an uppercut but Al uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raiden wants to break the clinch but can't.
Raiden has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lord Raiden dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Al misses with a head kick.
Raiden throws a head kick but Al moves out of range.
Raiden shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Raiden avoids the head kick by Al.
Raiden throws a body punch but Al moves out of range.
Al keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Raiden throws a body punch but Al moves out of range.
Raiden takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Raiden throws a leg kick
enabling Al to counter with a crisp jab.
Al tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Raiden paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Al throws the left hand but Raiden avoids the punch easily.
Al lands a nice hook to Raiden's body. Raiden takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Al misses with a low kick.
Al lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raiden circles away quickly and effectively.
Raiden throws a lazy right hand but Al sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Al just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Al connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Raiden blocks the body kick.
Al wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Al.
Al motions for Raiden to come forward. Al throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Al throws a sloppy head kick and Raiden moves out of range easily.
Al misses with a looping right.
Raiden throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Al misses with a kick to the body.
Al doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Al takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Raiden has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Al.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raiden. Al does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raiden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Raiden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raiden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Al.
Raiden fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raiden slips under a jab.
Raiden avoids the head kick by Al.
Raiden connects with a solid leg kick.
Raiden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raiden throws a leg kick but Al checks it.
Raiden finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Raiden feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Al's calf.
Raiden pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Al misses with a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raiden looks to land a left hand but Al moved out of range nicely.
Al's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Raiden. That's going to slow Al down.
Al tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chocolate Al.
I think Al has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Lord Raiden!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Lord Raiden!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Lord Raiden!
Lord Raiden wins by unanimous decision!
Lord Raiden seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dag Selectiona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taneli Hauki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hauki comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kyuss - Green Machine kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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185 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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197 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dag Selectiona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taneli Hauki!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Selectiona tries to clinch but Hauki moves out of range.
Hauki stuffs the takedown.
Selectiona wants to clinch
and Hauki counters with a leg kick.
Selectiona fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dag Selectiona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Selectiona closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Selectiona tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hauki smiles and moves away.
Selectiona misses with a double jab.
Hauki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hauki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Dag Selectiona has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hauki throws a sloppy head kick and Selectiona moves out of range easily.
Hauki cracks Selectiona with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hauki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hauki ducks right into an uppercut from Selectiona.
Selectiona catches Hauki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Selectiona is breathing heavily.
Both fighters circling a little - Hauki finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hauki scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hauki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Taneli Hauki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hauki, right into the meat.
Hauki scores with a nice right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hauki. That's going to slow Selectiona down.
Hauki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hauki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
BOOM! Hauki lands a beautiful left hook that drops Selectiona. Selectiona tries to recover but Hauki is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Selectiona lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taneli Hauki!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boris Becker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Becker comes to the ring accompanied by Justus Köhncke - Timecode. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Becker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Apollo Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Anderson.
Anderson lands a jab to Becker's midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anderson, right into the meat.
Becker closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Becker tries for a takedown. No joy.
Becker tries to score a body lock takedown but Anderson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Becker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but Becker blocks it.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike.
Anderson misses with a knee strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Becker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Anderson up against the ropes.
Becker is working for takedown but Anderson is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris Becker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
Becker is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Becker avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the ropes.
Becker drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Becker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Anderson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Becker shoots for a takedown but Anderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anderson lands a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anderson.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Anderson working over Becker with some ground and pound. Becker looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Anderson working over Becker with some ground and pound. Becker looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Anderson working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anderson tries to pass to full mount but Becker defends it.
Anderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Anderson is controlling the pace.
Anderson working Becker over with strikes.
Becker is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anderson pulls his head out easily.
Becker looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Anderson trying to control from half guard but Becker is working away.
Becker is pressing down on Anderson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Becker keeps moving.
Anderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Becker is retaining full guard.
Anderson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Anderson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Becker working for a triangle but Anderson defends it easily.
Anderson connects with a couple of short punches.
Becker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Anderson working some strikes from top position.
Becker pushes a forearm under Anderson's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Anderson is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Boris Becker!
Boris Becker decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Efrain Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isibeda Tintti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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201 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Efrain Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Isibeda Tintti!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera shoots in and drives through. Tintti sprawls well.
A nice combination there by Tintti.
It looks like Efrain Vera has been cut.
Tintti scores with a body shot.
Tintti lands with an uppercut that bounces Vera off the ropes and back into range.
Vera takes one to the chin there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tintti closes the distance and clinches.
Tintti gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vera.
Vera goes for a takedown attempt but Tintti pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Efrain Vera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tintti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Efrain Vera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tintti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vera moves into the clinch.
A short left from Tintti.
Tintti stops a takedown attempt from Vera.
Tintti gets through Vera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vera has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Tintti clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Tintti is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Vera off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Vera working for a choke but Tintti is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera struggling to keep hold of the position.
Vera has the hooks in. Tintti is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Vera misses with an elbow to the head.
Tintti can't escape the position.
What can Tintti do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Tintti trying to control the position but Vera manages to sink in the hooks.
Tintti is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Vera is staying active.
Tintti looking very determined here, making life difficult for Vera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tintti covering up well and avoiding damage.
Vera misses with punches from the back.
Vera tries to get the hooks in deep but Tintti pushed the leg off.
Tintti avoids the strikes from Vera.
Vera biding his time, looking for the opening.
Vera is landing with strikes from the back.
Vera is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Tintti defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Vera connects with a big shot to the side of Tintti's head.
Vera throwing damaging strikes from the back! Tintti could be in trouble here!
Vera missing with strikes from the back.
Tintti trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Vera scores with punches to the body.
Vera keeps control of the position as Tintti tries to break free.
Tintti is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Vera.
Tintti trying to control the hands but Vera breaks the grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tintti is covering up but some of the strikes from Vera are getting through and doing damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tintti covering up well and avoiding damage.
Tintti covering up well under a series of strikes from Vera.
Vera sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Tintti taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Efrain Vera!
An out of breath Efrain Vera thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alen Delon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Titanium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delon comes to the ring accompanied by Prayer Of The Refugee. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
204 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alen Delon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thomas Titanium!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delon scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Titanium takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Delon lands a decent elbow from side control.
Delon landing a few strikes.
Delon landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Delon misses with the ground and pound.
Delon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Delon trying to control the position but Titanium is working away.
Titanium pushes Delon away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Delon gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Titanium is not content to let Delon control the position.
Delon working away.
Titanium regains half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Delon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Titanium's head.
Delon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Delon sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delon thows a huge punch but Titanium dodges it nicely.
Delon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Titanium knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Titanium is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Delon scores with a couple of nice shots.
Titanium is not content to let Delon control the position.
Titanium keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Delon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Delon working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Delon is taking a breather. Titanium says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titanium tries to kick Delon off but Delon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Titanium trying to hold on to Delon's head to control him but Delon postures up.
Titanium pushes Delon off looking to stand but Delon dives back in and keeps control.
Delon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Titanium tries to kick Delon off but Delon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Delon takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Delon winds up and cracks Titanium with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Delon takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Delon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Titanium trying to control but Delon postures up.
Delon wants to control but Titanium is keeping him busy.
Delon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titanium wants to control but Delon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Well, if Delon is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Delon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Titanium knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Delon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Titanium's head.
Delon passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Titanium!
Titanium squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Delon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Titanium is looking to escape.
Delon landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Titanium?
Titanium is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee warns Titanium that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Titanium is still in real trouble! Can Delon finish him?
Delon lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Titanium! Delon sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Titanium and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alen Delon!
During a confident post fight interview, Alen Delon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Hulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shizuka Uesugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hulk comes to the ring accompanied by Pride Opening Theme Music. Shizuka Uesugi has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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32
300 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, The Hulk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shizuka Uesugi!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Uesugi.
Uesugi just misses with a punch to the body.
Uesugi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hulk. Hulk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hulk with a hook.
Uesugi cracks the inside of Hulk's front leg.
Hulk sends Uesugi crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hulk is motioning to the referee to let Uesugi up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Shizuka Uesugi has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hulk blocks a head kick by Uesugi.
Uesugi throws a body kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Uesugi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hulk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hulk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Uesugi misses with a hook. Hulk ducked under it nicely.
Uesugi misses with a hook
and Hulk counters with a left to the body.
Hulk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulk thows a body shot but no joy.
Uesugi loads up on a big right hand but Hulk slips the punch.
Uesugi connects with a body shot that sends Hulk's belly button to the back.
Uesugi misses with a leg kick.
Uesugi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hulk misses the shot to the body.
Uesugi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hulk swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hulk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Uesugi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice body punch from Uesugi.
Uesugi throws a low kick, looking for Hulk's leg but Hulk calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi scores with a hook to the body. Hulk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uesugi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hulk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Uesugi throws the kick towards the body but Hulk avoids it.
Uesugi is looking to slow Hulk down with leg kicks.
Uesugi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hulk has time to react.
Hulk avoids a kick to the body.
Hulk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Uesugi.
Hulk avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Uesugi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Uesugi looks to score with a jab to the body but Hulk is just out of range.
Uesugi missing with a left hand there. Hulk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hulk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uesugi.
Uesugi connects with an inside leg kick.
Uesugi ducks right into an uppercut from Hulk.
Uesugi connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hulk defending well as Uesugi loads up on a big left hand.
Hulk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uesugi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hulk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Uesugi.
A slapping leg kick lands for Uesugi.
Uesugi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hulk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hulk connects with the punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Uesugi.
Hulk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Uesugi.
Hulk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Uesugi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hulk is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hulk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Uesugi can pounce on him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Uesugi.
Uesugi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hulk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shizuka Uesugi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shizuka Uesugi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hulk on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Uesugi cracks Hulk with a good jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Uesugi.
A jab lands there for Uesugi.
Uesugi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shizuka Uesugi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uesugi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hulk will feel that in the morning.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Uesugi in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uesugi scores with a nice body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Uesugi.
Uesugi cracks Hulk with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Uesugi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Uesugi throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uesugi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Uesugi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Uesugi works the jab nicely.
Uesugi scores with a body shot.
Uesugi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uesugi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Uesugi cracks the inside of Hulk's front leg.
Uesugi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hulk on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Uesugi scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi swinging wildly here.
Uesugi thows a body kick. Hulk tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hulk is looking to wear down Uesugi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Uesugi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hulk.
Hulk is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Uesugi throws a head kick but Hulk moves out of range.
Hulk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hulk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hulk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Uesugi counters with a low kick, right behind Hulk 's knee.
Uesugi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hulk swinging wildly here.
Uesugi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi throws a right and a left that Hulk avoids nicely.
Uesugi pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hulk back to the ropes. Uesugi follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Uesugi sends Hulk crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Uesugi is motioning to the referee to let Hulk up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Hulk is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hulk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh Hulk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hulk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Uesugi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Uesugi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Uesugi connects with a solid leg kick.
Hulk seems to have got his legs back now.
Jab, jab by Uesugi - just one landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Uesugi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi lands with a big left! Hulk is wobbled badly! Uesugi comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Hulk to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Shizuka Uesugi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rainer Varvaskoukku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rosco P Coltrane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coltrane has chosen Bleed as his entrance music. Rosco P Coltrane will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rainer Varvaskoukku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rosco P Coltrane!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Varvaskoukku is looking to clinch.
Coltrane wants to clinch.
Varvaskoukku shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Varvaskoukku showed some decent athleticism there.
Varvaskoukku thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Varvaskoukku throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Coltrane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Varvaskoukku.
Coltrane wants to control but Varvaskoukku is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Varvaskoukku is looking for a kimura but Coltrane is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Varvaskoukku to get the leverage.
Varvaskoukku sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Coltrane defending well though.
Varvaskoukku throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Varvaskoukku wants to take a breather but Coltrane is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Varvaskoukku keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Coltrane has hold of Varvaskoukku's hands but Varvaskoukku slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Varvaskoukku thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Coltrane is trying to control but can't.
Varvaskoukku throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Varvaskoukku throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Varvaskoukku seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Coltrane does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Varvaskoukku is looking for submissions but instead, Coltrane has regained full guard.
Varvaskoukku might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Varvaskoukku trying to control the position from guard on top but Coltrane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Varvaskoukku looking to sit in guard and control but Coltrane gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Coltrane stands and throws Varvaskoukku's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Coltrane is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Varvaskoukku is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Coltrane is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varvaskoukku is trying to escape the mount.
Varvaskoukku is working hard here to advance position.
Varvaskoukku sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Varvaskoukku tries to roll over but Coltrane keeps him under control.
Varvaskoukku is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Coltrane's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Coltrane's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Varvaskoukku lands punches and elbows.
Varvaskoukku is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Will Varvaskoukku go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Varvaskoukku is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Coltrane. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coltrane can't escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coltrane is trying to stand back up.
Varvaskoukku thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rainer Varvaskoukku dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Varvaskoukku tries for a takedown but Coltrane sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Varvaskoukku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coltrane.
Coltrane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Varvaskoukku looks for the body kick but Coltrane saw that one coming.
Coltrane throws a hook but Varvaskoukku blocks it.
Coltrane throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Varvaskoukku clinches with his opponent.
Varvaskoukku is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Coltrane to keep the fight standing.
Coltrane misses with a knee strike.
Coltrane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Varvaskoukku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Varvaskoukku can't find room to land a body shot as Coltrane controls the action.
Varvaskoukku lands a nice uppercut.
Varvaskoukku tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Coltrane just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rainer Varvaskoukku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Varvaskoukku works on Coltrane's body with a couple of short punches.
Varvaskoukku is trying to pull guard but Coltrane has him pressed against the ropes.
Coltrane has Varvaskoukku pressed against the ropes, preventing Varvaskoukku from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coltrane blocks an uppercut.
Varvaskoukku jumps guard but Coltrane stands there with Varvaskoukku around his waist. Varvaskoukku gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Varvaskoukku tries to work over Coltrane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Coltrane is looking to control Varvaskoukku's arms but Varvaskoukku gets an underhook and turns him. Now Coltrane has his back to the ropes.
Varvaskoukku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coltrane's elbow.
Coltrane lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Varvaskoukku has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Coltrane uses from the top position.
Varvaskoukku throws his legs up looking for a submission but Coltrane uses it to pass to side control.
Coltrane stands up.
Varvaskoukku throws a leg kick but Coltrane checks it.
Varvaskoukku swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Varvaskoukku throws a body punch but Coltrane moves out of range.
Varvaskoukku slips under a jab from Coltrane.
Varvaskoukku will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Coltrane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A left lands for Coltrane.
Coltrane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Varvaskoukku was well out of range. Poor timing from Coltrane.
Coltrane fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Varvaskoukku, pushing him back against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Varvaskoukku tries to land a knee to the head but Coltrane blocks with his arms.
Coltrane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Coltrane throws an elbow but misses.
A short body shot lands from Coltrane as the two fighters clinch.
Varvaskoukku jumps guard but Coltrane turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Varvaskoukku with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Coltrane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coltrane lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Coltrane looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varvaskoukku can't find room to land a body shot as Coltrane controls the action.
Coltrane blocks a body shot from Varvaskoukku.
Varvaskoukku is trying to pull guard but Coltrane has him pressed against the ropes.
Coltrane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Varvaskoukku.
Coltrane throws a head punch that misses.
Coltrane pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Varvaskoukku dodges an elbow strike from Coltrane.
Varvaskoukku tries to pull guard but Coltrane won't allow it.
Varvaskoukku tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Coltrane smiles and moves away.
Varvaskoukku is looking to land body kicks.
Coltrane tries to clinch but Varvaskoukku moves out of range.
Coltrane tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Varvaskoukku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Varvaskoukku scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheers as Varvaskoukku lands an impressive looking overhand right. Coltrane doesn't seem phased though.
Coltrane tries to close the distance and clinch but Varvaskoukku swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Varvaskoukku is looking to clinch but Coltrane is avoiding it.
Coltrane misses with a looping right.
Varvaskoukku wants to clinch.
Varvaskoukku looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Coltrane misses with a looping right.
Varvaskoukku tries to clinch
and Coltrane counters with a stiff right hand.
Coltrane throws a lazy uppercut
and Varvaskoukku counters with a straight right hand.
Rainer Varvaskoukku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Varvaskoukku looks to land a combination but Coltrane avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Varvaskoukku throws a push kick but Coltrane slaps the foot to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Varvaskoukku misses with a looping left.
Rosco P Coltrane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coltrane throws a lazy right hand but Varvaskoukku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Varvaskoukku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coltrane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rosco P Coltrane will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Varvaskoukku fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jab from Coltrane.
Varvaskoukku just misses with a punch to the body.
Coltrane moves out of range of the strikes.
Coltrane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Varvaskoukku was well out of range. Poor timing from Coltrane.
Varvaskoukku walks into a straight right hand from Coltrane.
Varvaskoukku is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coltrane fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Coltrane fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Varvaskoukku is looking to land body kicks.
Varvaskoukku is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Varvaskoukku thows a body shot but no joy.
Varvaskoukku throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Coltrane's waist but Coltrane gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Varvaskoukku off to one side.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Varvaskoukku here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coltrane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Varvaskoukku.
Varvaskoukku tries for a takedown but Coltrane sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rainer Varvaskoukku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coltrane swings away with a body shot that misses
and Varvaskoukku counters with a nice low kick that buckles Coltrane's knee momentarily.
Varvaskoukku shoots in looking for a takedown but Coltrane manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Varvaskoukku's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Varvaskoukku misses with a straight right.
Varvaskoukku throws an overhand right that lands on Coltrane's shoulder, as Coltrane tries to avoid the shot.
Varvaskoukku takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Coltrane slaps away a takedown attempt from Varvaskoukku, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Coltrane looks to land a right hand but Varvaskoukku moved out of range.
Coltrane throws a sloppy body shot
and Varvaskoukku counters with a two punch combo.
Varvaskoukku shoots in and drives through. Coltrane sprawls well.
Varvaskoukku has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coltrane digs a good hook to Varvaskoukku's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Varvaskoukku tries for a takedown but Coltrane sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Coltrane connects with a high kick.
It looks like Rainer Varvaskoukku has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Varvaskoukku avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab from Coltrane.
Coltrane slips under a jab.
Varvaskoukku throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Coltrane scores with a sloppy right hand. Varvaskoukku should have avoided that one.
Varvaskoukku darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Coltrane misses the shot to the body.
Varvaskoukku blocks a jab.
Coltrane tries to close the distance and clinch but Varvaskoukku swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coltrane misses the shot to the body.
Coltrane tries to close the distance and clinch but Varvaskoukku swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coltrane scores with a hook to the body. Varvaskoukku takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varvaskoukku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coltrane throws a hook to the side of Varvaskoukku's head but Varvaskoukku sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A good leg kick by Coltrane.
Varvaskoukku keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coltrane.
Varvaskoukku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Coltrane avoids the body shot from Varvaskoukku.
Varvaskoukku throws a body kick that misses.
Coltrane tries to sprawl but Varvaskoukku drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Rainer Varvaskoukku overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Varvaskoukku wants to free his trapped foot but Coltrane is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Varvaskoukku moves into full mount! Coltrane won't be happy about that!
Varvaskoukku can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Coltrane is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane is looking to get to half guard.
Varvaskoukku misses with a head shot.
Varvaskoukku throwing strikes here but Coltrane is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Coltrane working to try and regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coltrane blocking the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Varvaskoukku prevents Coltrane from getting the reversal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rosco P Coltrane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Coltrane has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Rainer Varvaskoukku!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Rainer Varvaskoukku!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Rainer Varvaskoukku!
Rainer Varvaskoukku wins by unanimous decision!
Rainer Varvaskoukku decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reiska Pekka Retale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timofey Boyko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Retale comes to the ring accompanied by The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up. Boyko has chosen Kamaedzitca - Колазварl as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reiska Pekka Retale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timofey Boyko!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Retale moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Retale shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Retale looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Boyko looks to land a left hand but Retale moved out of range nicely.
A cross from Boyko lands.
Boyko throws a right hand that misses
and Retale connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Retale shoots in but Boyko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boyko clinches up with Retale and pushes him back against the ropes.
Retale misses with a punch to the body.
Retale misses with a punch to the body.
Retale wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reiska Pekka Retale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boyko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Retale is defending well for now.
Retale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Retale utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Boyko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Retale blocks an elbow strike from Boyko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyko lands a knee to the body.
Boyko lands an elbow just above Retale 's eye.
Retale misses with some punches.
Boyko breaks from the clinch.
Timofey Boyko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Retale has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Boyko.
Boyko lands a nice looking kick to the body. Retale takes a step back to recover.
Boyko throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Boyko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boyko clinches.
Boyko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Retale tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boyko's elbow.
Boyko prevents a body shot from Retale.
Retale lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boyko lands a nice knee to the body.
Boyko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Reiska Pekka Retale has been cut.
Retale leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Boyko.
Boyko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Retale backwards.
Boyko's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Boyko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Retale.
Boyko misses with a knee strike.
Retale lands an elbow inside that Boyko shrugs off.
Retale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Retale lands an elbow inside.
Boyko trying to land knees to the body.
Boyko is pressed up against the ropes. Retale has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Boyko down to the mat. Boyko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Boyko darts in and clinches Retale up against the ropes.
Boyko throws an elbow but it misses.
Retale working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyko lands a damaging elbow.
Boyko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Retale putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boyko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Retale trying to stall but Boyko improves his position.
Boyko works on Retale's body with a couple of short punches.
Boyko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Retale.
Retale blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Boyko.
Boyko can't find room to land a body shot as Retale controls the action.
Retale throws a head punch that misses.
Retale struggles to land a body shot inside as Boyko controls his hands.
Boyko slows down the pace here.
Boyko misses with the head strike.
Retale has a couple of punches blocked by Boyko.
Boyko connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Retale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Retale wants the takedown. Boyko is fighting it off but Retale persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Boyko's guard against the ropes.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Retale trying to control the position from guard on top but Boyko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boyko trying to keep a closed guard but Retale is proving a slippery customer.
Retale working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boyko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Retale. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Retale forces his way into half guard.
Boyko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Retale looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timofey Boyko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reiska Pekka Retale's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Boyko moves into the clinch.
Boyko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Retale is keeping busy.
Boyko throws a head punch that misses.
Retale lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Retale avoiding damage as Boyko throws knees to the body.
Retale scores with a shot to the side of Boyko's head.
Retale scores with a shot to the side of Boyko's head.
Boyko blocks an elbow strike.
Boyko lands a knee to the head.
Boyko missing with knees to the body.
Retale tries to throw a body punch but Boyko avoids it by throwing Retale back against the ropes.
Timofey Boyko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Boyko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Retale's defenses.
Boyko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Retale is keeping busy.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Retale obliges.
Retale lands a damaging elbow.
Boyko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Boyko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Retale scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Retale misses with a punch to the body.
Retale takes an elbow to the temple.
Boyko lands an elbow that stopped Retale in his tracks for a moment.
Retale lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boyko backwards.
A short right from Boyko on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Retale throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boyko blocks it with crossed arms.
Boyko struggles to land a body shot inside as Retale controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Retale.
Retale unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boyko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Retale tries to land a knee to the head but Boyko blocks with his arms.
Boyko wants to stall.
Boyko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Retale.
Boyko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boyko.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boyko misses with an elbow over the top.
Retale throws a head punch that misses.
Retale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Retale gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Retale wants to control but Boyko is keeping him busy.
Retale wants to free his trapped foot but Boyko is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Boyko is not content to let Retale control the position.
Boyko moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Retale is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Retale stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boyko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Boyko can't keep his opponent in guard - Retale advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Boyko pushes Retale off looking to stand but Retale dives back in and keeps control.
Retale has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Retale wants to pass the guard but Boyko is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Retale keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Boyko tries to get to full guard but Retale has control of the leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Boyko tries to get to full guard but Retale has control of the leg.
Retale is figuring out what he wants to do next.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Reiska Pekka Retale.
Boyko takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reiska Pekka Retale dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Reiska Pekka Retale's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boyko misses with a body shot.
Boyko misses with a head kick.
Boyko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Boyko with a nice cross.
Retale takes a swing at Boyko's ribcage but misses.
Retale takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Retale checks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boyko, right into the meat.
Boyko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A bone on bone clash there as Retale blocks the leg kick.
Retale drives through with a takedown into guard.
Retale stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boyko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Retale trying to control but Boyko is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Retale distracts Boyko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Retale stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boyko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boyko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Retale wants to control from the top but Boyko keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Retale tries to free his leg and advance position but Boyko is retaining full guard.
Boyko trying to control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Boyko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Retale checks it well.
Boyko misses the shot to the body.
Retale swings for the body but Boyko moves out of range.
Retale blocks a low kick nicely.
Retale tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boyko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Retale swings for the body but Boyko moves out of range.
Boyko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boyko throws a hook but Retale avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Retale blocks a head kick by Boyko.
Boyko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Retale tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Boyko is able to avoid easily.
Boyko is looking to score with low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Retale checks a leg kick.
Retale shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Retale tries to keep at a distance but Boyko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Retale lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boyko backwards.
Boyko managing to block the knees to the body from Retale.
Boyko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Retale is keeping busy.
Boyko lands with a light punch inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Boyko lands an elbow just above Retale 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyko lands an uppercut.
Boyko is pressed up against the ropes. Retale has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Boyko down to the mat. Boyko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Boyko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Retale uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boyko.
The fight stays on the outside here - Retale looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Timofey Boyko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Retale tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boyko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyko swats away the attempt to clinch by Retale.
Retale on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyko lands a nice shot that snaps Retale's head back.
Retale misses with a low kick.
Boyko tries to land a leg kick but Retale saw it coming and moves away.
Retale lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Timofey Boyko just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Reiska Pekka Retale's cut.
That's time! Retale's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Retale takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boyko throws a body kick that misses.
Retale shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Retale rushes Boyko and presses him up against the ropes.
Boyko lands a nice uppercut.
Boyko tries to land a knee to the head but Retale blocks with his arms.
Retale lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Retale changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Boyko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Timofey Boyko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Retale takes a swing at Boyko's ribcage but misses.
Retale shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Boyko napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Retale tries to move to mount but Boyko blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Retale wants to control but Boyko is keeping him busy.
Retale misses with the ground and pound.
Boyko gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Retale tries to pass the half guard into mount. Boyko knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Retale prevents Boyko from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Retale wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boyko keeps working.
Boyko wants to control but Retale is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boyko is defending against the submission attempts here by Retale.
Boyko wants to control but Retale is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyko manages to get to full guard.
Boyko looking for a guillotine here but Retale defends easily.
Boyko wants to hit a switch here but Retale passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Boyko there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyko is looking to improve his position but Retale isn't that keen on the idea.
Retale tries to control but Boyko wriggling away.
Retale lands a heavy elbow.
Retale trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reiska Pekka Retale had his way with Timofey Boyko in that round.
The cut man is working on Reiska Pekka Retale's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Boyko. Retale does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boyko moves out of range of the strikes.
Boyko misses with a few strikes there.
Retale misses with a right hand
and Boyko counters by clinching up.
Retale on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Retale working Boyko over with knees to the body.
Retale using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Retale misses with a punch to the body.
Boyko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Boyko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Retale lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Boyko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Retale has him pressed against the ropes.
Boyko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Retale lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Retale tries to land knees in the clinch but Boyko avoids the damage to the body.
Boyko is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A right handed body shot lands from Retale.
Boyko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Retale softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Boyko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Retale's brow.
Retale lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boyko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Boyko breaks from the clinch.
Boyko instigates a clinch.
Retale is working Boyko over against the ropes.
Boyko pushes off an throws an elbow but Retale leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Retale gets through Boyko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Retale is trying to maintain a safe position but Boyko gets an underhook and turns Retale into the ropes.
Boyko prevents the takedown attempt.
Retale throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boyko tries to throw a body punch but Retale avoids it by throwing Boyko back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Retale misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boyko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Retale works on Boyko's body with a couple of short punches.
Retale is looking to control Boyko's arms but Boyko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Retale has his back to the ropes.
Retale turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Boyko is trying to get back to his feet.
Retale is looking to take a break and control but Boyko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Retale lands some shots froms side control.
Boyko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Retale wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Retale is looking to take a break and control but Boyko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boyko wants to get back to his feet but Retale is dominant here and he's now got Boyko's back!
Retale throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Boyko fending off the submission attempt from Retale.
Boyko is trying to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reiska Pekka Retale showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Retale has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Reiska Pekka Retale!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Reiska Pekka Retale!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Reiska Pekka Retale!
Reiska Pekka Retale wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Reiska Pekka Retale made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvaro Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salazar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Don Omar ft Tego Calderon - Bandolero. Ricardo Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Ricardo Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alvaro Salazar!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with a jab to the body
and Salazar counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Salazar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Salazar staying out of range there.
Salazar fails with the takedown.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Salazar fails with the takedown
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie slips a jab from Salazar.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Salazar checks it.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Salazar.
Ricardo Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alvaro Salazar.
Salazar closes the distance and clinches up with Gracie, looking for a takedown. Salazar pushes Gracie against the ropes but Gracie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Salazar fails with the takedown
and Gracie counters with a head kick. That will keep Salazar thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salazar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Salazar.
Salazar tries to stall but Gracie uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salazar's elbow.
Gracie trying to stall but Salazar improves his position.
Salazar gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Salazar tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Salazar back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie connects with a body shot that sends Salazar's belly button to the back.
Salazar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gracie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salazar feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Salazar preventing the sweep.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gracie has his foot on Salazar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Salazar works his way back into a safe position though.
Salazar stands and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gracie manages to work his way to half guard, despite Salazar's best efforts.
Gracie gets full guard.
Gracie is trying to keep Salazar in close.
Salazar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Salazar defends it easily.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Salazar from controlling successfully.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Salazar advances to half guard.
Gracie wants to control but Salazar is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard but Salazar has passed into side control.
Salazar trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Salazar presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Salazar cracks Gracie with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
BOOM! Salazar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salazar trying to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie is trying to reverse the position but instead Salazar has taken his back - oops!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alvaro Salazar will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Gracie takes a swing at Salazar's ribcage but misses.
Salazar tries to move into range but Gracie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Salazar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salazar shoots in looking for a takedown. Gracie tries to sprawl out of it but Salazar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Gracie manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Salazar moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gracie.
Salazar closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Salazar lands in his opponent's guard.
Salazar trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Salazar defends it easily.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Salazar from controlling successfully.
Salazar preventing the sweep.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Salazar tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Salazar defends it easily.
Salazar passes Gracie's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gracie gets back to full guard.
Salazar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Salazar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Salazar advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Salazar wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Salazar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Salazar controlling him for the moment.
Salazar passes Gracie's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar working Gracie over with strikes.
Gracie is not content to let Salazar control the position.
Alvaro Salazar has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Salazar lands a nice short elbow.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Salazar wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Salazar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salazar is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gracie is just riding it out for now. Salazar eventually gives up the hold.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salazar trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvaro Salazar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Salazar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice cross by Salazar.
Salazar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Gracie has Salazar up against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Salazar fails to land.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
Salazar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie keeps control of Salazar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body.
Gracie breaks the clinch.
Salazar misses with a takedown
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie throws a shot to the body.
Ricardo Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Salazar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Salazar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ricardo Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alvaro Salazar.
Salazar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Salazar shoots for a takedown but Gracie saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gracie swivels and escapes.
Gracie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salazar shoots for a double leg takedown but Gracie sprawls well. He's pushed Salazar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gracie lands a slapping body shot.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Salazar's shoulder, as Salazar tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie catches Salazar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gracie scores with a hook to the body. Salazar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gracie stuns Salazar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice jab there from Gracie.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Salazar has time to react.
Gracie lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a hook.
Donk. Gracie catches Salazar right on the button with a cross.
Salazar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salazar.
Gracie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie scores with a takedown into Salazar's guard.
Salazar is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Salazar looking for a sweep. Not yet Salazar, not yet.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Salazar is keeping the position for now.
Gracie postures up.
Salazar is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gracie scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gracie trying to control but Salazar is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salazar working for submissions but it's allowed Gracie to get to half guard.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Gracie clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gracie darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Salazar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Salazar slips the punch.
Salazar doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Salazar moved out of range.
Salazar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gracie as he jumps to the side.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Gracie here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Gracie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Salazar circles away.
Gracie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Salazar's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Salazar.
Ricardo Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alvaro Salazar.
Gracie with a jab.
Gracie misses with a hook. Salazar ducked under it nicely.
Salazar misses with a looping left.
Salazar fails with the takedown.
Salazar is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Salazar gets a takedown into half guard.
Salazar trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Salazar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Salazar wants to work for an arm triangle but Gracie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gracie wants to stand but Salazar is controlling the position.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Salazar is one step ahead there.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Salazar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Salazar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Salazar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Salazar passes Gracie's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Salazar trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar wants to advance to full mount but Gracie doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salazar passes Gracie's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gracie won't allow Salazar to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ricardo Gracie will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Salazar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gracie swivels and escapes.
Salazar drops his hands momentarily and Gracie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Salazar gets a double leg takedown into Gracie's guard.
Salazar trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Salazar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Salazar is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Salazar wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Salazar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Salazar from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gracie has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Salazar has passed into side control.
Gracie is not content to let Salazar control the position.
Salazar in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Salazar.
Salazar looking to control but instead Gracie has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Salazar trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
Gracie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Salazar trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salazar might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gracie kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Salazar is working Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Salazar trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar working some strikes from top position.
Salazar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Salazar prevents Gracie from getting back to his feet.
Salazar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Salazar trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Salazar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salazar looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alvaro Salazar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Salazar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Ricardo Gracie!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Ricardo Gracie!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Ricardo Gracie!
Ricardo Gracie wins by unanimous decision!
Ricardo Gracie retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Ricardo Gracie thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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